• Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has endorsed Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party in Osun State for a second term. This decision comes as a surprise, given that Momodu is a member of a rival opposition party. In a statement, Momodu explained that the time had come for opposition parties to confront reality and act with practical commonsense.

Momodu said he joined the ADC on the basis of a broad coalition against the 'APC cankerworm' that has almost destroyed the economy, social cohesion, religious tolerance, and democratic institutions in Nigeria.

However, the coalition did not eventually materialise as envisaged. Despite this, Momodu has not given up hope that Nigerians will rise against the APC.

He argued that it would be foolhardy not to see that with the manner APC has turned Osun State into a theater of war, the only sensible strategy is for all opposition parties to align immediately and back the Accord Party candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Momodu described Adeleke as a global phenomenon who would easily defeat President Bola Tinubu in a popularity contest. He added that Adeleke is primus inter pares amongst Nigerian Governors, in order of extraordinary performance in infrastructure, health, education, staff welfare, labour unions, IGR, agriculture, commerce, culture, women empowerment, youth integration, etc.

He warned that opposition parties should avoid handing the APC any excuse to manipulate the outcome of the election. 'We should never supply the APC an easy alibi to rig the Osun gubernatorial election on August 15, 2026,' he said.

Momodu said his endorsement of Adeleke was not informed by friendship or family ties. He explained that his decision was based on the need for opposition parties to unite against the APC.

The ADC chieftain is a former presidential aspirant who joined the ADC based on a broad coalition against the APC. He had hoped that the coalition would not need to start afresh, given that the ADC had earlier paraded the second, third, and fourth-placed candidates in the 2023 presidential election.

However, the coalition did not eventually materialise as envisaged. Despite this, Momodu has not given up hope that Nigerians will rise against the APC.

In the statement, Momodu expressed his support for Adeleke, stating that he is a global phenomenon who would easily defeat President Bola Tinubu in a popularity contest. He added that Adeleke is primus inter pares amongst Nigerian Governors, in order of extraordinary performance in infrastructure, health, education, staff welfare, labour unions, IGR, agriculture, commerce, culture, women empowerment, youth integration, etc.

The ADC chieftain warned that opposition parties should avoid handing the APC any excuse to manipulate the outcome of the election. 'We should never supply the APC an easy alibi to rig the Osun gubernatorial election on August 15, 2026,' he said.

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